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08-06-2006, 04:51 AM
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This weekend I made a return visit to the Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway, which is already well covered on my website, but I thought I'd try for some improved pictures with the new camera. Here is Caledonian Railway 419, built in 1907 for hauling Glasgow area commuter trains and now running on the three and a half mile heritage railway at Bo'Ness. A lot of money has been spent on trying to transform Bo'Ness (short for Borrowstounness) on the south bank of the Firth of Forth from a derelict mining and dockyard town into a desirable holiday destination, with the site of the old industries turned into a country park and with the train running along the foreshore offering distant views of the Ochil Hills before turning inland to this station at Birkhill shown here where visitors can alight to visit an old fireclay mine and brickworks.
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08-06-2006, 05:08 AM
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excellent piccie!
slainte! 
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08-06-2006, 07:44 AM
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I'm a bit of a railway buff myself. Thanks for the pic. 
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08-06-2006, 08:12 AM
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Nice one-Love to see old locos being used
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08-06-2006, 09:43 AM
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I'm no railway expert by any means. But, I do love to see "old stuff" 
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08-06-2006, 09:52 AM
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I'm a real steam nut too I just love the pictures of old loco's chuffing though the countryside. Heres' one of my own taken last year in Scotland The famous Jacobite here getting ready to pull us from Fort William to Mallaig 
A great day.
Sorry for the hijack of kinds I just couldn't help adding another picture to this thread
I'll have to visit other railways in Scotland I can see
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08-06-2006, 10:16 AM
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Great picture, Freelander. I like to ride on the Jacobite at least once every summer; hoping to go on it again next month. Here are a few scenic shots from the archive:- 
Arisaig, October, 2003. 
Lochailort, October, 2003. The train doesn't normally call here but made a special stop because it was the final run of the season. 
Loch Eilt, climbing towards Glenfinnan on the return leg, August, 2005.
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08-06-2006, 11:04 AM
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The memories come flooding back..
Here's a couple more 
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08-06-2006, 11:14 AM
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Great thread, thanks!
Regards,
Scott Gilmore
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08-06-2006, 11:24 AM
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Great pics. I like to see the old engines that are still in service.
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